Imo, there's nothing wrong with adding to the legacy as long as it's a good movie that can stand on it's own merits. The problem with the TCM series is that they seem to just get anybody to put together a movie & end up completely missing the point and flavor of the original.

Imo, there's nothing wrong with adding to the legacy as long as it's a good movie that can stand on it's own merits. The problem with the TCM series is that they seem to just get anybody to put together a movie & end up completely missing the point and flavor of the original.

Nightmare on Elm Street
Halloween
The Thing (Prequel, but basically a remake)
Friday the 13th
The Wicker Man
Psycho
Mirrors
The Hitcher
Children of the Corn
Prom Night
The Fog
The Omen

Good sequels/reboots are hard to come by (I can only think of 5-6 that are actually good) and there is no reason to continue piling on bullshit movies to make a quick buck, which is what they do and will continue to do for as long as they make money. Occasionally they will hire a good writer/director who gets the source material and it will work (Dawn, Hills, Last House) but is it really worth it?

Yeah, it may not, but I still stand by my statement. I'm not a person who wants more movies just for the sake of it. I'd like more installments if somebody has a decent story to tell. If not, just shelve it & wait until somebody comes along that does.

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Occasionally they will hire a good writer/director who gets the source material and it will work (Dawn, Hills, Last House) but is it really worth it?

I think it's the built in fan base and inherent lack of risk that makes these remakes sound choices from a purely business standpoint. As far as being worth it, for them, obviously. Like my great grand daddy Ulysses Ironside "Bulgie" McDowall said, "They will continue to milk the cow as long as it's teats have milk."

Yeah, it may not, but I still stand by my statement. I'm not a person who wants more movies just for the sake of it. I'd like more installments if somebody has a decent story to tell. If not, just shelve it & wait until somebody comes along that does.

But when you have a franchise like Halloween, NOES, or TCM, they shouldn't be remade at all.

The only movies that should be remade are shit like The Crazies or Mother's Day. Shitty movies that had potential, and could be improved on.

I decided to watch this movie again just because of the fair amount of love it gets on this board and I disliked it as much as the first time I saw it. It was overall boring with some terribly unlikeable characters. One thing I really did like was the way the boyfriend mask looks. Not sure what made it so appealing but I liked it.